Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

Football team representing Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Under-21Association| Irish Football Association

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Head coach| Tommy Wright
Most caps| Liam Donnelly (24)
Top scorer| Liam Donnelly
Shayne Lavery (5)

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland
(Phibsborough, Republic of Ireland; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Northern Ireland 5–0 Luxembourg
(Lurgan, Northern Ireland; 16 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
Northern Ireland 0–6 Spain
(Larne, Northern Ireland; 3 June 2022)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances| 0

The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team also known as the Northern Ireland under-21s or Northern Ireland U21s, is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. To date Northern Ireland haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament.

The national under-21 team is the highest level of youth football in Northern Ireland, and is open to any players who were born in Northern Ireland or whose parents or grandparents were born in Northern Ireland. This team is for Northern Irish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s.

## Competitive Record

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For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page

### UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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UEFA Under-21 Football Championship finals record  |  | Qualification record  |  | Manager(s)

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Year  | Round  | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1978 | did not enter | did not enter | None
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2000 | did not qualify | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 9  | Chris Nicholl
2002 | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 12  | 21  | Roy Millar
2004 | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 16
2006 | did not enter | did not enter | None
2007 | did not qualify | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 7  | Roy Millar
2009 | 8  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 13  | 12  | Roy Millar, Steve Beaglehole[1]
2011 | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 12  | 16  | Steve Beaglehole
2013 | 8  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 13  | Steve Beaglehole, Stephen Robinson[2]
2015 | 8  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 17  | Stephen Robinson, Jim Magilton[3]
2017 | 10  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 6  | 18  | Jim Magilton
2019 | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 15  | 11  | Ian Baraclough
2021 | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 13  | Ian Baraclough, Andy Crosby[4]
2023 | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 18  | John Schofield
2025 | To be determined | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 10  | Tommy Wright
Total | - | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 108 | 27 | 17 | 64 | 109 | 181 | -

## Results and fixtures

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Main articles: Northern Ireland national under-21 football team results (2020–present) and Northern Ireland national under-21 football team results (1978–2019)

### 2023

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Northern Ireland v  Luxembourg 7 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Northern Ireland | 0–1|  Luxembourg | Lurgan, Northern Ireland

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14:00 BST |  | report | Rodrigues 13' | Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 333
Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

Ukraine v  Northern Ireland 12 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Ukraine | 1–0|  Northern Ireland | Poprad, Slovakia

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17:30 BST | Roman 70' | report |  | Stadium: Národné tréningové centrum Poprad
Attendance: 275
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

Azerbaijan v  Northern Ireland 12 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Azerbaijan | 0–1|  Northern Ireland | Baku, Azerbaijan

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15:00 BST |  | report | McGuckin 19' | Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)

Northern Ireland v  Serbia 16 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Northern Ireland | 1–2|  Serbia | Lurgan, Northern Ireland

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19:30 BST | McGuckin 51' (pen.) | report | Lučić 15'
Pantović 82' | Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 433
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

England v  Northern Ireland 21 November 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  England | 3–0|  Northern Ireland | Liverpool, England

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19:45 GMT |

* Morton 31'
Elliott 52', 80'

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Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

### 2024

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Czech Republic v  Northern Ireland 21 March Friendly|  Czech Republic | 3–0|  Northern Ireland | Pardubice, Czech Republic

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16:30 GMT | Sejk 17', 34'
Halinský 78' |  |  | Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 2,892

Serbia v  Northern Ireland 26 March 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Serbia | 1–2|  Northern Ireland | Leskovac, Serbia

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17:00 GMT | Mitrović 39' | Report | Allen 56'
Farquhar 70' | Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

Northern Ireland v  England 6 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Northern Ireland | 0–0|  England | Ballymena, Northern Ireland

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19:45 BST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
Attendance: 3,237
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

Northern Ireland v  Ukraine 10 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Northern Ireland | 1–2|  Ukraine | Ballymena, Northern Ireland

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19:45 BST | Allen 81' (pen.) | Report | Voloshyn 10'
Braharu 30' | Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds
Attendance: 697
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

Northern Ireland v  Azerbaijan 12 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Northern Ireland | v|  Azerbaijan | Northern Ireland

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Luxembourg v  Northern Ireland 15 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier|  Luxembourg | v|  Northern Ireland | Luxembourg

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## UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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### 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F

Pos | Team

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1  |  England | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 41  | 6  | +35  | 25  | Final tournament |  | -- | 2–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 7–0
2  |  Ukraine | 10  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 7  | +13  | 24  |  | 3–2 | -- | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0
3  |  Serbia | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 13  | 18  | −5  | 16  |  |  | 0–3 | 1–0 | -- | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0
4  |  Northern Ireland | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 11  |  | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | -- | 0–1 | 5–0
5  |  Luxembourg | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 23  | −17  | 8  |  | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | -- | 2–0
6  |  Azerbaijan | 10  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 4  | 30  | −26  | 3  |  | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Coaching staff

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### Current coaching staff

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As of 31 August 2023
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Manager  |  Tommy Wright
Assistant Manager  |  Paul Stephenson
Goalkeeping Coach  |  Roy Carroll
Sports Scientist  |  Simon Coleman

### Manager history

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Current manager highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Ukraine on 10 September 2024.

Manager  | First Game  | Last Game  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %  | Draw %  | Loss %

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Danny Blanchflower | 8 March 1978 vs.  | 8 March 1978 vs.  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00%
Billy Bingham | 3 April 1990 vs.  | 3 April 1990 vs.  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Bryan Hamilton | 22 March 1994 vs.  | 22 March 1994 vs.  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00%
Roy Millar | 21 April 1998 vs.  | 21 April 1998 vs.  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Chris Nicholl | 20 May 1998 vs.  | 8 October 1999 vs.  | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 23.08% | 38.46% | 38.46%
Roy Millar | 28 March 2000 vs.  | 26 March 2008 vs.  | 48 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 79 | –15 | 37.50% | 16.67% | 45.83%
Steve Beaglehole | 19 August 2008 vs.  | 15 November 2011 vs.  | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | –16 | 19.05% | 14.29% | 66.67%
Steve Robinson | 10 May 2012 vs.  | 15 October 2013 vs.  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 24 | –19 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00%
Jim Magilton*  | 14 November 2013 vs.  | 11 October 2016 vs.  | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | –19 | 7.14% | 14.29% | 78.57%
Ian Baraclough | 8 June 2017 vs.  | 19 November 2019 vs.  | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 47.37% | 31.58% | 21.05%
Andy Crosby**  | 4 September 2020 vs.  | 5 June 2021 vs.  | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | –2 | 42.86% | 0.00% | 57.14%
John Schofield | 3 September 2021 vs.  | 25 September 2022 vs.  | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 27 | –17 | 18.18% | 18.18% | 63.64%
Tommy Wright | 7 September 2023 vs.  |  | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 22.22% | 11.11% | 66.67%
Total | 156 | 44 | 29 | 83 | 162 | 255 | -93 | 28.21% | 18.59% | 53.21%

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## Players

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### Current squad

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Players born on or after 1 January 2002 will be eligible until the completion of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers against  Azerbaijan on the 12 October 2024 and  Luxembourg on the 15 October 2024.[5]

Last updated after the match against  Ukraine on 10 September 2024. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Stephen McMullan |  (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Caernarfon Town
| 1GK | Josh Clarke |  (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Celtic
| 1GK | Fraser Barnsley  |  (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Everton

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| 2DF | Aaron Donnelly |  (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) | 18  | 0  |  Colchester United
| 2DF | Carl Johnston |  (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) | 15  | 1  |  Fleetwood Town
| 2DF | Sean Stewart  |  (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) | 13  | 0  |  Cliftonville
| 2DF | Tommy Fogarty  |  (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20) | 8  | 0  |  Dunfermline Athletic
| 2DF | Michael Forbes |  (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20) | 7  | 0  |  Bristol Rovers
| 2DF | Ruairi McConville  |  (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) | 3  | 0  |  Brighton
| 2DF | Shea Kearney  |  (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Cliftonville
| 2DF | Matty Carson  |  (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Torquay United
| 2DF | Josh Briggs  |  (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  West Ham United

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| 3MF | Terry Devlin |  (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20) | 12  | 0  |  Portsmouth
| 3MF | Charlie Allen |  (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) | 12  | 2  |  Linfield
| 3MF | JJ McKiernan |  (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) | 9  | 0  |  Lincoln City
| 3MF | Patrick Kelly  |  (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20) | 8  | 0  |  Doncaster Rovers
| 3MF | Justin Devenny |  (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Crystal Palace
| 3MF | Jamie McDonnell  |  (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) | 5  | 0  |  Colchester United
| 3MF | Darren Robinson |  (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19) | 5  | 0  |  Hartlepool United
| 3MF | Dylan Sloan  |  (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Larne

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| 4FW | Dale Taylor |  (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20) | 13  | 3  |  Wigan Athletic
| 4FW | Matthew Lusty  |  (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Larne
| 4FW | Makenzie Kirk  |  (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  St Johnstone

### Recent call-ups

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Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Pierce Charles |  (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Sheffield Wednesday | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
GK | David Walsh  |  (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | 1  | 0  |  Linfield | v.  England, 21 November 2023
GK | Dylan Berry  |  (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Ebbsfleet United | v.  Ukraine, 12 September 2023

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DF | Ethan McGee  |  (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) | 2  | 0  |  Linfield | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
DF | Johnny Russell  |  (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Glentoran | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
DF | Tom Atcheson  |  (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Marine | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
DF | Sam McClelland |  (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) | 13  | 0  |  St Johnstone | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
DF | Odhran Casey  |  (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22) | 2  | 0  |  Cliftonville | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
DF | Craig Farquhar  |  (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 1  |  Crystal Palace | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
DF | Cameron Stewart  |  (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Coleraine | v.  England, 21 November 2023

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MF | Barry Baggley |  (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) | 10  | 1  |  Waterford | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
MF | Euan Williams |  (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Gillingham | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
MF | Charlie Lindsay  |  (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Glentoran | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
MF | Josh Archer  |  (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Linfield | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
MF | Sean McAllister  |  (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  | Unattached  | v.  Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 INJ
MF | Charlie McCann |  (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | 7  | 0  |  Forest Green Rovers | v.  England, 21 November 2023
MF | Harry Wilson  |  (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  | Unattached  | v.  England, 21 November 2023
MF | Archie Heron  |  (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Missouri State University | v.  England, 21 November 2023

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FW | Benji Magee  |  (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22) | 3  | 0  |  Larne | v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
FW | Ciaran McGuckin |  (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) | 9  | 2  |  Rotherham United | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
FW | Rhys Annett  |  (2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 19) | 1  | 0  |  Linfield | v.  Serbia, 26 March 2024
FW | Conor Falls  |  (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Huddersfield Town | v.  Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 INJ
FW | Liam McStravick  |  (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19) | 0  | 0  |  Airdrieonians | v.  Serbia, 16 October 2023
FW | Callum Marshall |  (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19) | 2  | 0  |  Huddersfield Town | v.  Ukraine, 12 September 2023

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COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test.
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
PRE = Preliminary squad / standby.
SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.
SUS = Suspended from national team.
WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.

## Player records

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Main article: Northern Ireland national under-21 football team records and statistics

### Most appearances

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Players still active are highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Ukraine on 10 September 2024.

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1  | Liam Donnelly | 2012–2018  | 24 | 5  | 13 November 2012 vs.  | 16 October 2018 vs.
2  | Sean Friars | 1998–2001  | 21 | 2  | 21 April 1998 vs.  | 5 June 2001 vs.
Caolan Boyd-Munce | 2017–2022  | 21 | 0  | 25 March 2019 vs.  | 25 September 2022 vs.
4  | Kofi Balmer | 2019–2022  | 20 | 0  | 22 March 2019 vs.  | 4 June 2022 vs.
Ethan Galbraith | 2019–2022  | 20 | 1  | 22 March 2019 vs.  | 7 June 2022 vs.
6  | Terry McFlynn | 2000–2003  | 19 | 2  | 28 March 2000 vs.  | 10 October 2003 vs.
Rory McArdle | 2006–2008  | 19 | 1  | 6 February 2006 vs.  | 26 March 2008 vs.
Thomas Stewart | 2006–2008  | 19 | 4  | 6 February 2006 vs.  | 26 March 2008 vs.
9  | Chris Casement | 2007–2009  | 18 | 2  | 6 February 2007 vs.  | 17 November 2009 vs.
Cameron Dummigan | 2014–2018  | 18 | 0  | 9 September 2014 vs.  | 16 October 2018 vs.
Alfie McCalmont | 2019–2022  | 18 | 3  | 25 March 2019 vs.  | 25 September 2022 vs.
Aaron Donnelly | 2021–  | 18 | 0  | 2 June 2021 vs.  | 10 September 2024 vs.
13  | Jeff Whitley | 1998–2000  | 17 | 1  | 21 April 1998 vs.  | 10 October 2000 vs.
Ciarán Toner | 2000–2003  | 17 | 1  | 28 March 2000 vs.  | 1 April 2003 vs.
Josh Magennis | 2009–2012  | 17 | 4  | 11 August 2009 vs.  | 13 November 2012 vs.
David Parkhouse | 2017–2020  | 17 | 3  | 8 June 2017 vs.  | 8 September 2020 vs.

### Top goalscorers

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Players still active are highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against  Ukraine on 10 September 2024.

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Shayne Lavery | 2016–2020  | 5 | 14  | 0.36  | 10 November 2017 vs.  | 25 March 2019 vs.
3  | Adrian Coote | 1998–1999  | 4 | 12  | 0.33  | 21 April 1998 vs.  | 17 August 1999 vs.
David Healy | 1998–1999  | 4 | 8  | 0.5  | 17 November 1998 vs.  | 17 August 1999 vs.
Sam Morrow | 2005–2006  | 4 | 4  | 1  | 8 February 2005 vs.  | 12 April 2006 vs.
Thomas Stewart | 2006–2008  | 4 | 19  | 0.21  | 16 May 2006 vs.  | 26 March 2008 vs.
Josh Magennis | 2009–2012  | 4 | 17  | 0.24  | 8 September 2009 vs.  | 7 September 2012 vs.
Oliver Norwood | 2009–2012  | 4 | 11  | 0.36  | 13 November 2009 vs.  | 2 March 2010 vs.
Paul O'Neill | 2019–2021  | 4 | 10  | 0.4  | 9 October 2020 vs.  | 12 November 2021 vs.
10  | Gary Hamilton | 2000–2001  | 3 | 12  | 0.25  | 2 June 2000 vs.  | 10 October 2000 vs.
Mo Harkin | 2000–2001  | 3 | 9  | 0.33  | 28 March 2000 vs.  | 10 October 2000 vs.
Grant McCann | 2000–2001  | 3 | 11  | 0.27  | 10 October 2000 vs.  | 5 October 2001 vs.
Lee McEvilly | 2002–2003  | 3 | 9  | 0.33  | 6 September 2002 vs.  | 1 April 2003 vs.
Chris Turner | 2006–2008  | 3 | 12  | 0.25  | 1 June 2007 vs.  | 16 November 2007 vs.
Andrew Little | 2008–2010  | 3 | 6  | 0.5  | 18 November 2008 vs.  | 3 September 2010 vs.
Billy Kee | 2009–2011  | 3 | 10  | 0.3  | 10 August 2011 vs.  | 10 August 2011 vs.
David Parkhouse | 2017–2020  | 3 | 17  | 0.18  | 8 June 2017 vs.  | 4 September 2020 vs.
Alfie McCalmont | 2019–2022  | 3 | 18  | 0.17  | 14 November 2019 vs.  | 12 November 2021 vs.
Dale Taylor | 2021–  | 3 | 13  | 0.23  | 2 June 2021 vs.  | 25 September 2022 vs.

## Under-21 graduates

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Players who have won 25 or more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing at least twice for the Northern Ireland U21.

Players still active are highlighted in green

Full caps and goals updated as of 19 June 2023 after the Northern Ireland senior team match against  Kazakhstan.

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Chris Baird | 6  | 1  | 2002–2003 | 79  | 0  | 2003–2016
Chris Brunt | 2  | 1  | 2005–2006 | 65  | 3  | 2004–2017
Roy Carroll | 11  | 0  | 1998–1999 | 45  | 0  | 1997–2017
Craig Cathcart | 15 | 0 | 2006–2009 | 72 | 2 | 2010–
Sammy Clingan | 11  | 1  | 2003–2006 | 39  | 0  | 2006–2014
Stuart Dallas | 2 | 0 | 2011–2012 | 62 | 3 | 2011–
Steven Davis | 3 | 0 | 2003–2004 | 140 | 13 | 2005–
Stuart Elliott | 3  | 0  | 1998–1999 | 39  | 4  | 2000–2007
Corry Evans | 10 | 0 | 2008–2010 | 70 | 2 | 2009–
Jonny Evans | 3 | 0 | 2006 | 102 | 5 | 2006–
Warren Feeney | 8  | 2  | 2001–2003 | 46  | 5  | 2002–2011
Shane Ferguson | 11 | 0 | 2008–2012 | 57 | 2 | 2009–
Danny Griffin | 10  | 1  | 1998–1999 | 29  | 1  | 1996–2004
David Healy | 8  | 4  | 1998–1999 | 95  | 36  | 2000–2013
Damien Johnson | 11  | 0  | 1998–1999 | 56  | 0  | 1999–2009
Kyle Lafferty | 2  | 0  | 2006 | 89  | 20  | 2006–2022
Neil Lennon | 2  | 0  | 1990–1994 | 40  | 2  | 1994–2002
Josh Magennis | 17 | 4 | 2009–2012 | 71 | 10 | 2010–
Grant McCann | 11  | 3  | 2000–2001 | 39  | 4  | 2001–2012
George McCartney | 5  | 0  | 2000–2001 | 34  | 1  | 2001–2010
Michael McGovern | 10  | 0  | 2005–2006 | 33  | 0  | 2010–2020
Conor McLaughlin | 7  | 0  | 2010–2012 | 43  | 1  | 2011–2021
Paddy McNair | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 62 | 6 | 2015–
Philip Mulryne | 5  | 1  | 1998–1999 | 27  | 3  | 1997–2007
Oliver Norwood | 11  | 4  | 2009–2012 | 57  | 0  | 2010–2018
Jordan Thompson | 12 | 0 | 2016-2018 | 30 | 0 | 2018–
Jamie Ward | 7  | 2  | 2006–2008 | 35  | 4  | 2011–2018
Gavin Whyte | 7 | 0 | 2015-2018 | 30 | 5 | 2018–

## See also

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* Northern Ireland national football team
* Northern Ireland national under-17 football team
* Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

## References

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1. ^ Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.
2. ^ Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
3. ^ Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
4. ^ Ian Baraclough managed for the first five qualifying matches. Andy Crosby was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
5. ^ "U21s squad for Euro qualifiers announced". 2 October 2024.

## External links

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* NI U21 Appearance Details from NIFG

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Northern Ireland national football team

General|

* Irish Football Association
* Ireland national football team (1882–1950)
* Managers

Venues|

* Windsor Park
* Celtic Park
* Solitude
* Grosvenor Park
* The Oval
* Dalymount Park
* Balmoral Showgrounds
* Bloomfield
* Ulster Cricket Ground

Results|

* 1882–99
* 1900–29
* 1930–59
* 1960–79
* 1980–99
* 2000–19
* 2020–present
* Matches v Home Nations

Statistics|

* Records & Statistics
* U21 Records & Statistics

Players|

* Players
* Pre-1950 players
* Dual Ireland footballers

Goals|

* David Healy

World Finals|

* Summary
* 1958
* 1982
* 1986

European Finals|

* Summary
* 2016

Other tournaments|

* British Home Championship (1884-1984)
* 2011 Nations Cup

Culture|

* Green and White Army
* Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland

Other teams|

* Women's
* B
* Amateur (defunct)
* U-23
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18 Schools
* U-17
* U-16 Schools
* Juniors

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National under-21 men's football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Defunct|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23|

| Without host|

* 1970–1972
* 1972–1974
* 1974–1976

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Under-21|

| Without host|

* 1976–1978
* 1978–1980
* 1980–1982
* 1982–1984
* 1984–1986
* 1986–1988
* 1988–1990
* 1990–1992

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With host|

* France 1994
* Spain 1996
* Romania 1998
* Slovakia 2000
* Switzerland 2002
* Germany 2004
* Portugal 2006
* Netherlands 2007
* Sweden 2009
* Denmark 2011
* Israel 2013
* Czech Republic 2015
* Poland 2017
* Italy 2019
* Hungary / Slovenia 2021
* Romania / Georgia 2023
* Slovakia 2025
* TBD 2027

Qualification|

* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025

Finals|

* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Squads|

* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

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Association football in Northern Ireland

Irish Football Association \- Northern Ireland Women's Football Association

National teams|

* Northern Ireland (history)
* B
* U-23
* U-21
* U-19
* U-18 Schools
* U-17
* U-16 Schools
* Juniors
* Women's
* Women's U-19
* Women's U-17
* Irish League XI

Leagues|

| Men|

* NIFL Premiership
* NIFL Championship
* NIFL Premier Intermediate League
* Ballymena & Provincial Football League
* Mid-Ulster Football League
* Northern Amateur Football League
* NIFL Premiership Development League

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Women|

* Women's Premiership
* Championship 1
* Championship 2

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Irish Cup
* NI Football League Cup
* Scottish Challenge Cup
* NIFL Charity Shield
* County Antrim Shield
* Mid-Ulster Cup
* North West Senior Cup
* Irish Intermediate Cup
* Steel & Sons Cup
* Bob Radcliffe Cup
* Craig Memorial Cup

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Women|

* IFA Women's Challenge Cup
* NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup
* All-Island Cup

Defunct leagues|

* Irish Intermediate League
* IFA Interim Intermediate League
* Northern Ireland Intermediate League

Defunct cups|

* Gold Cup
* Ulster Cup
* City Cup
* Floodlit Cup
* Carlsberg Cup
* Top Four Cup
* Belfast Charity Cup
* Alhambra Cup
* Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup
* McElroy Cup
* Setanta Sports Cup
* Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup
* North-South Cup
* Blaxnit Cup
* Texaco Cup
* Tyler Cup
* Irish News Cup
* Champions Cup
* George Wilson Cup

Awards|

* Ulster Footballer of the Year
* Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

* Sunday football in Northern Ireland
* List of clubs
* List of grounds
* Records

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National sports teams of Northern Ireland

Men|

* Cricket
* Football
* B
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U18
* U17
* U16
* CP
* Futsal
* Volleyball

Women|

* Football
* U19
* U17
* Netball
* Volleyball

Multi-sport events|

* Commonwealth Games

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